Georgia
Indicator scores
The Law of Georgia on the elimination of all forms of discrimination (2014) [172] is intended to eliminate every form of discrimination and to ensure equal rights of every natural and legal persons under the legislation of Georgia, irrespective of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,or other characteristics. In order to eliminate discrimination, educational institutions are obliged to respond promptly and efficiently to any alleged act of discrimination and impose liability on offenders under its control according to both the legislation of Georgia and such institutions internal regulations. It is enforced by the “Public Defender of Georgia”. The Women’s Initiatives SupportingGroup, however, report that that due to significant gaps in the 2014 Law, the application of the law“considerably curbs the rights and freedoms of LGBT persons” [173]. This is due to the fact that thePublic Defender lacks the powers and resources to properly enforce the 2014 Law – it cannot fine or compel individuals to act.
There are no national policies or action plans to tackle homophobic, biphobic, transphobic or interphobic bullying or promote LGBTQI inclusion.
Civil society organisations report that LGBTQI topics are not included in the national curriculum.
There is no mandatory teacher training on LGBTQI awareness.
The government provides no support to civil society organisations working in the area of education.
Legal recognition of gender is regulated by Article 78 of the Law of Georgia on Civil Acts. However, there is no clear process regarding legal gender recognition. In 2014 the Georgian State ServicesDevelopment Agency and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Welfare of Georgia made it clear that any person wishing to change their gender would need to undergo irreversible sterilisation and treatment in order to receive official documentation [175] [176]. Gender marker change is not possible for persons under the age of 18.
The 2014 Law is undermined by the fact that same-sex marriage is not recognised under Georgian law.
According to the Law of Georgia on the elimination of all forms of discrimination (2014) [172], thePublic Defender of Georgia shall monitor issues regarding the elimination of discrimination and ensuring equality. This body shall also prepare and publish once a year a special report on combating and preventing discrimination, as well as on equality situation in the country. Nevertheless, there is currently no available information on the extent to which LGBTQI young people are experiencing bullying or harassment at school.
There is a centre for psychological assistance of students. According to civil society organisations, this service is not sufficient in cases of homophobic, biphobic, transphobic or interphobic bullying because learners need the consent of their parents or teachers to access it, which would involve coming out to them. In addition, there is no available information about the knowledge and sensitivity of the psychologists working there in regard to LGBTQI issues.
There is no specific information for LGBTQI learners or guidance for the education sector on howto address bullying and harassment against LGBTQI students.
Georgia has not signed the Call for Action by Ministers – Inclusive and equitable education for all learners in an environment free from discrimination and violence.
Georgia is member of the European Governmental LGBTI Focal Points Network
Grounds of discrimination
Here is the country's score on each ground of discrimination on which we based our observations for 8 of the 10 indicators presented above.
Country score evolution
To enable a meaningful comparison of country progress over time, we have retroactively aligned the scoring systems used in the 2018 and 2022 Editions of IGLYO’s LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index with the updated 2025 scoring criteria.
While each edition of the research has built on the previous one, reflecting evolving standards and priorities in inclusive education, minor changes to indicators and scoring weights were introduced in 2022 and 2025 to improve clarity, consistency, and comprehensiveness.
By recalculating the earlier scores according to the 2025 framework, we have tried to ensure comparability across all three editions and provide a more accurate picture of progress, stagnation, or regression in each country’s approach to LGBTQI-inclusive education.
For this reason, you might find some scores in the PDF Report & Index 2018 and 2022 differing from those on the Education website for these two years.